The stock of McGrath Rentcorp (MGRC) has seen a 3.52% increase in the past week, with a 3.83% gain in the past month, and a 6.64% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.40% for MGRC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.46% for MGRC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.81% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in McGrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ: MGRC) Right Now?
McGrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ: MGRC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.52x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for MGRC is at 0.65. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 rating it as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for MGRC is 24.27M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.29% of that float. The average trading volume for MGRC on July 04, 2025 was 151.96K shares.
MGRC stock’s latest price update
McGrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ: MGRC)’s stock price has soared by 0.56% in relation to previous closing price of $120.07. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.52% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that LIVERMORE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McGrath RentCorp (“McGrath” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MGRC), a leading business-to-business rental company in North America, today announced that it will participate in the CJS Securities 25th Annual “New Ideas” Summer Conference that will be held in White Plains, NY on Thursday, July 10, 2025. ABOUT MCGRATH: McGrath RentCorp (Nasdaq: MGRC) is a leading business-to-business rental company in North America with a strong record of profitable business growth. F.
Analysts’ Opinion of MGRC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MGRC stocks, with CJS Securities repeating the rating for MGRC by listing it as a “Market Outperform”. The predicted price for MGRC in the upcoming period, according to CJS Securities is $152 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MGRC reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for MGRC stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 25th, 2024.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Neutral” to MGRC, setting the target price at $106 in the report published on November 16th of the previous year.
MGRC Trading at 6.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MGRC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.54%, as shares surge +5.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.54% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MGRC rose by +3.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.58. In addition, McGrath Rentcorp saw 15.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MGRC starting from Whitney David M, who sold 2,221 shares at the price of $114.21 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, Whitney David M now owns 6,694 shares of McGrath Rentcorp, valued at $253,653 using the latest closing price.
Whitney David M, the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of McGrath Rentcorp, sale 500 shares at $116.01 during a trade that took place back on Jun 04 ’25, which means that Whitney David M is holding 8,915 shares at $58,003 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MGRC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26% for the present operating margin
- 0.47% for the gross margin
The net margin for McGrath Rentcorp stands at 0.26%. The total capital return value is set at 0.12%. Equity return is now at value 22.80%, with 10.52% for asset returns.
Based on McGrath Rentcorp (MGRC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.66. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 468.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.41. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
In conclusion, McGrath Rentcorp (MGRC) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
